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  1. stigggeh

    How much crap do you have on hire purchase?

    We put our kitchen purchase on 0% credit cards. I have enough in savings (earning interest) to pay it off when the deal ends though. No other credit other than mortgage. I do drive a 15 year old car though and not a new one.
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    How much has your council tax gone up this year?

    Nope - a few people have pointed this out on social media, but they don't care they don't answer to anyone unfortunately.
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    How much has your council tax gone up this year?

    So the details have just been finalised. 4.99% increase. They are also charging £40 per year for green waste (+20 per year for every additional bin). They are collecting all of the green coloured 'green waste' bins and replacing with brown bins for those who pay the money - seems a bit...
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    ******** The Official amateur radio thread ********

    My brother is a 2E0 and also still has is M6 licence, he has an email from OfCom in relation to changes relating to his FL. I'm assuming they are sending notifications out in batches. I surrendered by FL/IM as soon as I got my Full ticket but it appears there's a bit of confusion about...
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    ******** The Official amateur radio thread ********

    I think it has just been other priorities getting in the way unfortunately and yes I really enjoy working into Central America/Caribbean on a late evening but 20-10 has been closing at 8-9pm. Since my last post I've had a bit of time and decided to focus on 10m only so I put a 3 element...
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    How much has your council tax gone up this year?

    I think it will further encourage people to get rid of shrubs - we'll see more of these plots like you see in new builds, fences all round and a grass area and nothing else. I'm not sure how they are going to track it, are they going to send collection teams with lists going, Number 25 paid...
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    How much has your council tax gone up this year?

    Ours are also looking to charge £40 a year for green waste collections. Notwithstanding Police and Fire, waste collection is the only tangible thing I get. Yes I know a lot goes to Social Services etc but I don't seem to get much from this deal.
  8. stigggeh

    Changing discs and pads

    I would agree, I'm fairly confident (grown up around cars my dad owned a small indy growing up), but brakes always make me nervous and I find myself checking checking and checking again when working on anything to do with the brake system.
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    What’s the longest non-stop flight you’ve taken - distance or time?

    About 10 hours for me Glasgow -> Cancun.
  10. stigggeh

    Orange Bikes intends to appoint an administrator

    Indeed good news, I have a Clockwork in the shed which i've hardly used since i bought it (because i'm fat, lazy and unfit). I also still have my P7 from the 90s which I was planning to restore at some point.
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    100 quid down the drain

    I recently did a kitchen refurb and one of the things i struggled with was finding a decent kettle and toaster at a reasonable price. I have bosch/Samsung appliances but the Bosch Kettle/Toasters look a bit naff IMO. I ended up with cheap delonghi thing.
  12. stigggeh

    how much is your house insurance

    Just renewed - about £180 for building and contents. I don't have accidental damage cover because I'd be unlikely claim on it. I don't have many high value items either, just push bikes and radio equipment. Just a fairly standard 3 bed semi.
  13. stigggeh

    What "man jobs" have you done today?

    I dug a some shrub roots out ready to put in a fence - now i'm over 40, my mind said yes, my body said noooooo!
  14. stigggeh

    YouTube Premium

    And they seem to be getting longer and longer.
  15. stigggeh

    Is Amazon delivery getting worse?

    I cancelled Prime because the 1 day delivery was slowly going to 2 days and the adverts on Prime video made it no longer worth it for me.
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    ******** The Official amateur radio thread ********

    I'm experiencing a bit of a drop in interest. I've worked that PJ5 on a few bands recently but that's the only thing since November. The bands/areas I like to work are currently not aligning to my work pattern. Got T2C card back recently which I was fairly cuffed about but - Meh!
  17. stigggeh

    Winter 2023/24 - It's FREEZING!

    One of next doors gates blew down, it was down to a rotten post holding them up more than anything else. So far so good here, no real movement.
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    WONKA

    Few family members seen this, weren't impressed. I'll wait this one out.
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    Winter 2023/24 - It's FREEZING!

    Raining sideways here at the moment - gusts are about 60mph.
  20. stigggeh

    1930s Semi Refurb - Part 1 of ... (Edition: Bathroom Relocation)

    This is giving me nightmares. I did a back to brick resto on my small 1930's semi, spent many months full of dust and this is giving me flashbacks,:p:p:p
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